Job description

Resource Parent Support Worker
Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Work or a related field required

Experience:

• Experience in Foster care/Kinship care preferred
• At least one year of experience working directly with children in a child related field

Supervisory Requirements:

• None

Status Full-time:

• Non-exempt

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Work or a related field required plus at least one year of experience working directly with children in a child related field
• Experience in Foster care/Kinship care preferred
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills
• Must have the ability to work with persons from various ethnic backgrounds, with particular emphasis in working with families of African American heritage

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Responsibilities:*

• Provide a full range of emergency/temporary foster care service to foster parents (which include on-call rotation, crisis intervention services, assessment, placement, monitoring and transporting)
• Maintain a caseload of 30 families
• Certify and recertify kinship and foster parents
• Ensure resource stay in compliance according to DPW regulations
• work on-call hours as directed
• interface with all service providers for the purpose of service delivery and goal planning meetings
• prepare monthly progress reports, service plans and other reports are required by DHS/CUA, DPW, and the agency
• Adhere to all other program and agency policies and procedures governing the objective of the agency and program
• Other duties as assigned

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Requirements:*

• Registered and insured vehicle
• Certificate of Insurance for vehicle
• Valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License
• City/County travel
• Current Act 33 and State Police Clearances
• Physical Examination (including TB Test)
• Available to work flexible schedule

Reports directly to Program Supervisor
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A Second Chance is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious; national origin or ancestry; sex; gender identity or expression; sexual orientation disability; marital status; familial status; age (40 or over); or use of a guide or support animal because of blindness, deafness or physical disability of any individual or independent contractor or because of the disability of an individual with whom the person is known to have an association; or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law._

Location: 1341 N. Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125

Job Type: Full-time

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